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Mississippi State’s Attempts at Adverse Possession Continue

July 19th, 2011 · No Comments

All your marketing strategies have no legal basis Mississippi State, in their continually concentrated effort to disposes the entirety of their state by some sort of hybrid of public relations strategies and basic property law, has released their 2011 football media guide.   The cover has all of the open hostility requirements for adverse possession (I mean just [...]

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Tags: Mississippi State Football · Ole Miss Football

Harvey Updyke Does Not Waive His Right to Back the Tide

April 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Noted Bama fan and Toomer’s Corner tree assassin Harvey Updyke was in court today, there to eventually waive his right to a preliminary hearing (and reject a plea deal).  He, however, did not waive his right to wear a crimson colored tie, an obvious act of silent defiance against his blue and orange oppressors. [HT: [...]

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Tags: Alabama Football · Auburn Football

Harvey Updyke Still Has Some Legal Representation Options

February 23rd, 2011 · 4 Comments

Is there no one in the entire state of Alabama that is willing to represent Harvey Updyke, the Toomer’s Corner tree assassin and noted resident of a van down by the river?  Is the not one noble barrister willing to dismiss his own prejudices and allegiances to assist the least of those in their time of [...]

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Tags: Alabama Football · Auburn · Auburn Football

No One Wants to Represent Harvey Updyke

February 22nd, 2011 · 5 Comments

Harvey Updyke’s second court appointed attorney now wants out. Can you blame him? Who’s next? Clay Travis? Bunkie Perkins? UPDATE:  Montgomery attorney Jerry Blevins is now representing Mr. Updyke. You may recognize Jerry as the attorney who sued the Elmore County school board to keep his kids out of school because of the swine flu scare. The case was dismissed. [...]

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Tags: Alabama · Auburn · Lawyerin'

The Cam Newton Case Was Not Taken Pro Bono

February 10th, 2011 · No Comments

Oh, you have some outstanding legal bills?…[HT: Ghost of Roy Hobbs for the pic] AL.com reported today that Auburn has spent approximately $170,000 defending Cam Newton’s eligibility during the 2010 football season.  In a prepared statement, Cecil Newton, Cam’s father, responded “Christ! That’s almost enough money to bring a dilapidated house of worship up to code!” [...]

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Tags: Auburn Football · College Football

Mike Leach Now A Pirate Captain Without a Ship

December 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Mike Leach was summarily fired by Texas Tech moments ago.  This, the final straw onto the back of a camel that had been taking on a substantial load over the past few days.  The action now leaves Texas Tech and the Red Raider players, who for the most part were backing Leach, without a head [...]

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Tags: College Football

Mike Leach Puts His Litigatin' Pirate Hat On

December 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment

You can officially categorize the dust up between Mike Leach and Texas Tech over his treatment of Adam James (and by treatment I mean putting him in timeout in an equipment shed and a closet with the lights off) as “ugly”.  The Dread Pirate, through his attorney (who I desperately hope hears an eye patch during [...]

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Tags: College Football · Lawyerin'